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22NEWS.
TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY...A DAY
DESIGNATED FOR GIVING INSTEAD OF
BUYING.
22NEWS REPORTER JACKIE BROUSSEAU
IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH A
LOOK AT WHY LOCAL NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS HOPE THE DAY WILL
INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR
TIME OR MONEY THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON.
RICH, THIS IS ON THE HEELS OF
BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS
SATURDAY AND CYBER MONDAY, BUT
THE THEME IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT...IT'S ALL ABOUT
GIVING BACK INSTEAD OF
GETTING...OR, AS WE'VE SEEN IN
THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...BUYING.
MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND CHARITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRIES ARE
PROMOTING THE DAY AS A WAY TO
REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE SPIRIT
OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
SURPRISINGLY, A NEW SURVEY SHOWS
FEWER AMERICANS PLAN TO GIVE TO
A CHARITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
JUST 45-PERCENT, COMPARED TO 51-
PERCENT LAST YEAR, SAID THEY
PLAN TO GIVE TIME OR MONEY THIS
YEAR. ONE RED CROSS VOLUNTEER
SAYS GIVING BACK BENEFITS YOU IN
THE LONG RUN.
ONCE I STARTED I WAS HOOKED.
IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLY
REWARDING THING TO DO TO GIVE A
HAND TO SOMEONE IN NEED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE MONEY
TODAY...THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO
GIVE BACK. YOU CAN VOLUNTEER
YOUR TIME TO ANY NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED HELP.
TEACH GENEROSITY TO OTHERS
WHETHER IT BE YOUR CHILDREN,
OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN, OR YOUR
NEIGHBORS. OR GIVE BLOOD...YOU
CAN HELP SAVE A LIFE.
NON-PROFITS INVOLVED IN THIS
EFFORT HOPE IT BECOMES A YEARLY
TRADITION THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE
REMEMBER WHAT THE SEASON IS ALL
ABOUT. REPORTING LIVE IN THE
NEWSROOM, I'M JACKIE BROUSSEAU